HR Manager CV example
A free example, with real achievement bullets and the skills recruiters look for
HR Manager CVs need to read as ownership, not administration — the difference between “handled HR” and a CV that names the headcount managed, the systems used, and a specific policy or process the candidate actually rebuilt.
What recruiters look for on an HR Manager CV
- The scope managed — headcount, number of sites, or team size — to calibrate seniority.
- Specific HR systems named (Workday, BambooHR, SAP SuccessFactors) rather than “HR software.”
- Evidence of policy or process ownership, not just day-to-day HR administration.
- Employee relations or case-handling experience, since this is where HR judgment is actually tested.
Example achievement bullets
These are the kind of specific, quantified bullets worth building your own experience section around — adapt the structure (action → scope → result), not the exact wording, to your own background:
Good example bulletManaged the HR function for a 140-person organisation, redesigning the onboarding process and cutting new-starter time-to-productivity from 6 weeks to 3.
Good example bulletLed 22 employee relations cases through to resolution in one year with zero escalations to tribunal, while rewriting the disciplinary policy for clarity and compliance.
Key skills to include
- Employee relations
- Recruitment & onboarding
- HRIS (Workday / BambooHR)
- Employment law & compliance
- Performance management
- Policy development
- Payroll liaison
- Conflict resolution
- L&D coordination
- Absence management
Only list skills you can genuinely speak to in an interview — a skills section is a set of claims, not a wishlist.
Which template to use
Corporate or Executive templates are a strong starting point — these signal the seniority and discretion the role implies. FreeShelf renders your details live across all 250 designs, so you can compare several before deciding — there's no need to commit up front.
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